Delivered by H.E. Ms Margot Wallström, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sweden. Check against delivery. Mr President, Secretary-General, Excellencies, In 1954, former Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld, stated that `the United Nations was not created to bring us to heaven, but to save us from hell`. The need for a United Nations that seeks to save us from humanity`s worst impulses remains. However, in these days of uncertainty we must also learn from - and build on - what is positive in our world, and in the United Nations. In his important address on Tuesday, our Secretary-General laid out the threats and challenges we face; and how we can overcome them. Delivering a peaceful and prosperous...
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